pedestal

Example Sentences

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A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.

From Barron's

“I don’t believe that there is one hero for our movements. Movements are led by a collective, and you can’t create some pedestal for one person, because humans will always fail you.”

From Salon

Admirers kept him on a pedestal even as former UFW members alleged over the last two decades that the boss they once idolized purged too many good people in the name of absolute control.

From Los Angeles Times

“They deserve the kind of the pedestal that we give to art as well,” Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s the problem with “fan”? It puts me on a pedestal that makes me feel uncomfortable.

From Los Angeles Times